From Death to New Life

St. Victor’s Parish Community would like to extend their sympathy and prayers to the family and friends of Rita McLean, who recently passed away.

 

In Loving Memory

Francisca Rivera donated this week’s Sanctuary flowers in loving memory of Dabbie Lynn Joyce Rivera.

If you would like to donate the Sanctuary flowers in memory of a loved one, or in celebration of a Baptism, Birthday, Anniversary, Marriage or in thanksgiving for blessings received, please contact the Parish Office @ 251-7055.  Minimum donation requested is $85.00.

 

NEWS FROM CATECHETICAL MINISTRY

CATECHETICAL MINISTRY REGISTRATION INFORMATION. Catechetical Ministry (CM) registration will be held Thursday & Friday, September 4^th & 5^th, from 4:00-8:00 P.M., Saturday, September 6^th, from 9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M. and Sunday, September 7^th, from 8:00 A.M.-2:00 P.M. in the parish center.  All those who will be signing-up their student(s) to receive the Sacraments of Reconciliation (Confession), First Communion or Confirmation must bring an original or a copy for their child’s BAPTISMAL certificate (it will be returned to you at the time you register).  No child will be registered for a sacrament class without their Baptismal certificate.  Please see the following for information needed to register your student(s) for CM classes on the dates given above.

THINGS TO REMEMBER WHEN REGISTERING YOUR STUDENT(S) FOR CATECHETICAL MINISTRY CLASSES IN SEPTEMBER 2008: For those who will be registering young people for our CM program, you will need to complete Emergency/Family Agreement Form(s) for each student attending our program. This form must be completed every year and handed in at the time of registration in September.  For your convenience, you may print the form from our Website, http://www.parish.stvictor.org/catechism.html .  Please scroll down to CM Handbook and open it.  The “Emergency Form” and “Family Agreement Form” are near the end of the handbook. Print as many as needed for the amount of students you have.  PLEASE be sure you have the following on your “Emergency Form:” complete names, addresses and telephone numbers for your student’s dentist, doctor, two Emergency Contacts as well as complete name, address telephone number and working hours for each parent’s employer.  This includes “step-parents.”  These forms will also be available at the time you register if you do not have access to a computer.  It is important to note that these forms must be kept current at all times. As with any school, new emergency forms must be filled out each year and kept current throughout the year.  It is no different for our program.  We have found that indeed we needed information from a few of them this past school year and unfortunately found that they were NOT kept current.  This delays the emergency process.  We realize that this form is time consuming, but we ask your cooperation in filling in this information properly and completely, and then presenting it to us at the time you register your student(s) for CM classes.  If you are registering your returning 2^nd year student(s) for sacraments (student must have already completed their first basic year of Catechism), please remember to bring their BAPTISMAL certificates, as NO student(s) will be registered without it.  No exceptions will be made.  If you are registering someone else’s student(s) for CM classes (i.e., niece, nephew, grandchild, friend), please remember that you MUST have written permission from the parent to do so.  We cannot register the student without this permission.  This also means, you must make sure that you have the completed Emergency/Family Agreement Forms for these student(s).  Please bring your completed forms with you when you register your student(s) for CM Classes the first weekend in September 2008.

CM TEACHERS NEEDED.  If you have a love for children and a desire to share your faith, Catechetical Ministry is in need of teachers for our fall session.  Currently, we are looking for a 3^rd grade teacher for Wednesday classes and a 5^th grade co-teacher for Saturday classes, as well as aides for both Wednesdays and Saturdays.  We are also in need of a 6^th grade teacher (facilitator) and High School Confirmation I facilitators (the facilitators are members of a core team that present to a smaller group).  This is a big commitment and we ask you to please give it prayerful consideration. CM will train you.  Please keep in mind, all volunteers now need to meet the following criteria in addition to being trained by CM:  all must be fingerprinted, a Diocesan application completed to be kept on file, and an online Safe Environment Workshop, mandated by the Diocese must be completed. If you are interested, please call 251-0165 and leave a message.  Although the CM Office is closed until August 15^th, we will be checking for messages through the summer and will contact you for an interview when we return.  All fingerprint appointments must be set up through the CM Office and the Safe Environment Workshop information will be given when you come in to set up your appointment.  The entire process may sound complicated, but is really very simple and well worth the effort.  We look forward to hearing from you.

 

SOCIAL JUSTICE NOTES...

NEEDY FAMILIES.  The Knights of Columbus are working with a family in need of a set of bunk beds. Our St. Vincent de Paul Society is in need of a dining room set (table and chairs), a dresser and a twin bed for other families in our parish community.  If you are able to help, please call the Rectory Office @ 251-7055.  Thank you.

EASTSIDE F.I.S.H. food collection is this weekend.  Please place your non-perishable food donations in the box in the vestibule of the Church.  Thank you!

CATHOLIC CHARITIES PROGRAMS – Refugee Resettlement case managers are working with 86 newly arrived refugees.  To learn about opportunities to help with their adjustment to our community, please call Archana Sharma @ 325-5215.  Refugee Foster Care provides case management services and support for refugee children, who are orphaned or separated from their parents.  To become a foster parent, please contact Coleen Higa @ 325-5159.  And, for details regarding the Kinship Resource Center (relative care givers who are raising children), please phone Kathy Kellet @ 200-0982.

“Observe what is right do what is just...” {Isaiah 56:1, 6-7}